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    AppStories

    AppStories is a weekly exploration of the world of apps by MacStories’ Federico Viticci and John Voorhees. Each week, they discuss the best new apps, the impact of apps on our culture, and cover the stories behind popular apps. Hosted by Federico Viticci and John Voorhees.

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    All About Siri AI Jul 20, 2026
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    This week, on AppStories, Federico and John look at what Siri AI is good at, where it needs improvement, and where it might be heading.

    On AppStories+, the conversation expands to Federico and John’s experiences with the betas of macOS Golden Gate, iOS 27, and iPadOS 27.

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    All About Siri AI
    • Siri AI and Apple’s Trickle-Up Strategy
    • Also: Apple introduces Siri AI, a profoundly more capable and personal assistant

    AppStories+ Post-Show:
    • macOS 27 Golden Gate: The MacStories Public Beta Preview

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    Fable 5 and OpenAI’s Curious ChatGPT Update Jul 13, 2026
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    This week on AppStories, Federico and John look at our experiences with Claude Fable 5 and how they differ from other models and break down the controversial changes made by OpenAI to its Mac’s ChatGPT app.

    Then on AppStories+, John and Federico contrast their experiences with Fable 5 and OpenAI’s new family of GPT 5.6 models.

    Also available on YouTube here or download the transcript here.

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    App State
    • Appalachian State University

    Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5
    • Claude Fable

    What did OpenAI Do to ChatGPT?
    • The New ChatGPT
      • The ChatGPT “Super App” Sort of Super Sucks
    • AppStories, Episode 483: Codex as a Productivity Super App

    AppStories+ Post-Show
    • GPT 5.6 Announcement

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    Email Survival Guide Jul 06, 2026
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    This week on AppStories, Federico and John talk about the 10+ email apps they’ve used over the years and how their strategies for dealing with recent spikes in email volume has caused them to change their approaches.

    On AppStories+, Federico and John update listeners on their summertime agentic coding projects.

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    Email Survival Guide

    Apps and Services Mentioned
    • Spark
    • Mimestream
    • Superhuman
    • Shortwave
    • Missive
    • Airmail
    • Hey
    • SaneBox
    • Clean Email
    • Dispatch
    • Mailbox
    • Inbox by Gmail
    • Mailplane

    AI and Automation Tools
    • Claude Code
    • OpenAI Codex
    • Raycast
    • Notion

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    Are AI Aggregators Worth It? Jun 29, 2026
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    This week on AppStories, Federico and John talk about the state of AI aggregator apps and their future prospects before checking in on their current AI app setups for the AppStories+ post-show.

    Also available on YouTube here.

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    AI Aggregator Apps
    • The Pros and Cons of AI Aggregator Apps
    • Apps Mentioned
      • Raycast
      • Bolt AI
      • Perplexity
      • Notion
      • Alter

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    WWDC Debrief Jun 22, 2026
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    This week on AppStories, John and Federico are back home and reflect on all the WWDC announcements, including Siri AI, Apple Intelligence, design changes, developer tools, and more.

    On AppStories+, we check in on our research setups and how they fared at WWDC.

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    Apple Intelligence and Siri AI
    • Apple Intelligence
    • App Intents
    • Private Cloud Compute

    iOS 27 Design
    • This Is How Apple Rolls

    Xcode and Developer Tools
    • Xcode
    • Foundation Models
    • Sqim

    Apple Photos and Image Playground
    • Image Playground

    AppStories+ Post-Show:

    iOS Review Research Systems
    • Notion
    • Notion AI
    • Notion Web Clipper
    • Obsidian
    • defuddle
    • Firecrawl

    Hardware
    • reMarkable Paper Pure

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    WWDC 2026: The Apple Design Award Interviews Jun 10, 2026
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    In a second special WWDC edition of AppStories, Federico and John interview Apple Design Award finalists and winners, including the developers of The Outsiders and Tide Guide and the publishers of Pine Hearts and BALL x PIT.

    Also available on YouTube here.

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    • Sofa – Organize everything you watch, read, play, and do. AppStories listeners can get 25% off the first year of Super Sofa with the link above.
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    • Dropzone 5 – The essential drag & drop productivity enhancer for Mac. AppStories listeners can get 50% off the usual $35 price of Dropzone 5 using the link above.

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    Apple Design Award Winners
    • Tide Guide (Visuals and Graphics) by Condor Digital
    • Pine Heart (Inclusivity) by Hyper Luminal Games Limited

    Apple Design Award Finalists
    • The Outsiders (Interaction) by Gentler Stories
    • BALL x PIT (Delight and Fun) by Kenny Sun Studios

    MacStories Coverage of the ADAs
    • 2026 Apple Design Awards Winners Announced
    • Apple Announces Its 2026 Apple Design Award Finalists

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    WWDC 2026 with Special Guests Myke Hurley and Christopher Lawley Jun 09, 2026
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    Federico and John are joined this week by Myke Hurley and Chris Lawley to share their first impressions of the WWDC keynote and discoveries in the hours following the presentation.

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    MacStories’ WWDC 2026 Coverage
    • macOS 27 Golden Gate: The MacStories Overview
    • The Third Generation of Apple’s Foundation Models and AFM Core Advanced
    • iOS and iPadOS 27: The MacStories Overview
    • Siri AI and the Latest in Apple Intelligence: The MacStories Overview
    • WWDC 2026: Small Details and Compatibility Lists
    • WWDC 2026: Apple Publishes Keynote Video

    Special Guests
    • Myke Hurley
    • Christoper Lawley

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    Our WWDC Automation Wish List Jun 01, 2026
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    This week on AppStories, Federico and John share their WWDC automation wishes.

    Then on AppStories+, they share more details on their research setups for the summer.

    Also available on YouTube here.

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    Our WWDC Automation Wish List
    • Apple Intelligence and the Cloud Model
      • Apple Intelligence
      • Private Cloud Compute — Apple Security Research
      • Google Gemini
      • Model Context Protocol
      • Siri and App Intents
      • App Intents — Apple Developer Documentation
      • Apps mentioned:
        • Spark
        • Working Copy
        • GoodLinks
        • Readwise Reader
    • Shortcuts and Natural Language Automation
      • Shortcuts Playground
    • Developer Tools, APIs, and Agents
      • WeatherKit — Apple Developer
      • Xcode
      • OpenAI Codex
      • Claude Code
      • Perplexity
    • AI Security Research
      • Simon Willison
      • Google CaMeL

    AppStories+ Post-Show
    • Research and Productivity Tools Discussed
      • Obsidian
      • Obsidian Web Clipper
      • Obsidian Bases
      • Feedbin
      • Unread
      • Defuddle
      • Capture
      • Monologue

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    Our macOS 27 Wishes May 25, 2026
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    This week on AppStories, Federico explains how he’s using the recently-released Notion developer platform before he and John share their wishes for macOS 27.

    On AppStories+, John asks Federico about the technical underpinnings and evolution of the Shortcuts Playground project that he published last week.

    Also available on YouTube here.

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    Notion Dev Platform
    • Notion’s Announcement
    • Learn more about the Notion Dev Platform
    • Also mentioned:
      • Cloudflare Workers
      • Pushover

    Our macOS 27 Wishes
    • Apps, APIs, and service mentioned
      • Playwright
      • GameHub by GameSir
      • Matter
      • Things 3
      • Raycast

    AppStories+ Post-show: Shortcuts Playground, Behind the Scenes
    • Hopper Disassembler
    • SF Symbols

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    Our iOS and iPadOS 27 Wishes May 18, 2026
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    This week on AppStories, we share our wishes for iOS and iPadOS 27, and for AppStories+ subscribers, we tackle Visual Intelligence and whether there are any use cases that aren’t creepy.

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    Our iOS and iPadOS 27 Wishes
    • Continuity Camera
    • Siri and Apple Intelligence
      • Apple Intelligence
      • Siri
      • App Intents
      • Google Gemini
      • Google I/O 2026
    • iPad Screen Sharing
      • Jump Desktop
      • Screens by Edovia
      • AstroPad Workbench
    • Reminders
      • EventKit
    • Apple CarPlay

    AppStories+ Post-Show
    • Visual Intelligence and AirPods Cameras
      • AirPods Pro
      • Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses
      • HomeKit Secure Video
      • Parcel
      • Sequel

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